Soledad Unified School District, is seeking for the 2026/2027 school year a strong administrator with excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Title: Elementary School Principal
Work Year: 2026/2027 School Year/205 Days 
Salary: $124,648 - $164,029 
Work Location: Rose Ferrero Elementary School 
Deadline to apply: May 22, 2026
Please apply online at: https://www.edjoin.org/Home/PrintJobPosting/2218864

DESCRIPTION
Under the direction of the Superintendent, serves as the educational leader and is responsible for planning, organizing, and overseeing instructional programs and services, and extracurricular activities; maintains high standards for student and staff conduct to promote a safe environment for learning and working; implements local, state, and federal policies
and regulations; promotes effective relationships among all staff, students, parents, and community members; supervises and evaluates staff; actively participates as a facilitator or member on committees; and manages human and fiscal resources. 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
• A minimum of three years of successful classroom teaching experience, five years preferred
• A minimum of three years of successful site-level administrative experience
• Demonstrated achievement as an educational leader with vision and strong interpersonal skills, including specific evidence of student academic improvement in a school setting as a result of the candidate’s leadership
• California Administrative Service Credential, required
• Master’s Degree, preferred
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard
• Seeing to read a variety of materials
• Hearing and speaking to exchange information
• Sitting and walking for extended periods of time
• Driving a vehicle to conduct work
• Ability to work evening and variable hours
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak, stand, talk, walk, see, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to read small print. The employee must frequently bend, reach above the head, as well as forward, and use fine motor skills.
Hazards:
• Occasional contact with dissatisfied individuals
• Exposure to potentially volatile situations by students and/or parents.
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

About Soledad Unified School District

Soledad Unified School District is located in a growing and changing community, with a large Spanish bilingual student population. The K-12 enrollment is currently 4884, with approximately 117 additional students served through adult education programs. In addition to regular classroom teachers, and teachers on special assignment the District is staffed with educational specialists, including psychologists, counselors, speech therapists, resource specialists, special day class teachers, and music teachers. The Soledad Unified School District serves children living in the city and bordering rural agricultural areas. We consist of five elementary schools, one middle school, one high school and one continuation school. We have a competitive Health & Welfare package to include fully paid medical, dental and vision benefits for employee and eligible dependents.

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